Friday, April 18, 2014

Historic Woodworker Videos #23: Wharton Esherick's Woodcuts

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This video focuses on the early life-story of Wharton Esherick, the future designer, and his personal discovery that a woodcut will create a simple and bold image that is worth a thousand words If you would like to see it, please go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJhN-3AWlDw


Every woodworker should try to make a woodcut in their lifetime. There is great satisfaction in seeing how a little chisel work on boxwood can create a bold contrast of black ink on white paper.




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Historic Woodworker Videos #23: Wharton Esherick's Woodcuts

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